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KTIV News 4 Today December 7, 2015

Nbcs bill neely looked into her life there and reports from islamabad, pakistan. Investigators in california are expected to update the investigation into last weeks mass shooting today. Fourteen people were killed, 21 others wounded when police say the husband and wife opened fire inside a social services center, targeting people at a holiday party. Investigators are calling the attack an act of terrorism. The Justice Department plans to announce an investigation of the Chicago Police department. The calls for a doj probe intensified after Chicago Police released a video showing Laquan Mcdonald was shot 16 times last year. And the resignation of the Chicago Police superintendent. The justice deparment said laywers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation. The attorney general expects to make a decision very soon. It was scary moments for Holiday Shoppers at a california mall last night when some mistook a smashandgrab robbery for shots fired. Many people took to twitter to report that they heard shots fired. But police confrimed it was not an active shooter situation. Police launched a massive response in a search for the three suspects at tyler mall in riverside, california. Riverside city police said that it wasnt clear if shots were fired. But the three men went into a Jewelry Store and began smashing a display case in an attempt to steal the jewelry. The Police Search is ongoing. We now know the names of the people involved in fridays crash near yankton, south and sent three others to the hospital. A vehicle driven by 55 yearold Robin Mettler of menno, south dakota was traveling southbound on highway 81 when her car crossed into the northbound lane, striking a car carrying four people. Authorties say 68year old Karol Aeschlimann of hurley, 71yearold lila rayburn of hurley and 68yearold Sandra Johnson of parker died at the scene. 69yearold Dennis Johnson of parker suffered serious non life threatening injuries. Mettler and her 21year old passenger, mary mettler, also were seriously injured a car crash in cherokee county, iowa killed one person and sent three others to the hospital yesterday. The incident happened around 1 00 p. M. On highway 59, just south of 420th st. 19yearold, kaleigh jones, of cherokee was driving a sedan southbound, when she collided headon with a pickup truck heading northbound. Jones was transported to cherokee regional, but died due to injuries from the crash. Yearold, Shannon Manwarren of primghar, iowa had injuries and was transported to cherokee regional along with passengers, 15 yearold Kyleigh Sanders and 15 yearold ashely portz. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Goodwill of the great plains shoe and mitten drive has been a long standing tradition in sioux city. Months of preparations went into, brininging pure joy for hundreds of kids on saturday morning. Ktivs sam curtiss takes us inside the party. And one of the biggest reasons why the event runs so smoothly, the work of the volunteers. From deputies with the Woodbury County Sheriffs Office to High Schoolers at lawton bronson. As well as many who volunteer because they were once helped by this event. Like the lefler family. 19 brothers and sisters, they arent all pictured, but for 15 years theyve come back to help. So many of the litte kids that are getting these things, its not the parents, i mean the parents say thank you, but the little kids themsleves when you say Merry Christmas and their face lights up and you hand them something and they say thank you, it makes me have faith that these kids are being brought up right, said janet schrunk. There was also a number of people from the ktiv family helping kids lace up their new shoes. Several siouxland organizations came together to give back yesterday. Traci bower photography, the Railroad Museum, century 21, the marina inn, and together to hold a toy drive. Siouxlanders could come out to the Railroad Museum for a Polar Express themed photoshoot and donate a toy. The toys will go to the kids at the crittenton center, which is a local childrens homeless shelter. Their goal is to help as many kids as possible and they say its all about the community. To maybe get a Little Something could mean a whole different experience this christmas for those kids. When we come together and take care of each other thats what builds a community and thats what makes a community strong, said traci bower photography owner, traci bower. They will be colleccting toys till december 16th. You can bring them to the marina inn. One spencer, iowa tradition will soon get folks into the holiday spirit spencer holds a grand meander and holiday open house every year. The shops of downtown spencer put together live window displays. The event will starts today at 4 pm in downtown spencer thats when the windows will come to life. There will also be hot chocolate and a tuba christmas performance this evening. Our annual 12 days of holiday starts tomorrow. Each year, al, ben, and i play live on the air, but you have a chance to win at home. But if you want to play, you have to register first. To do that, go to our website, ktivdotcom and youll find the registration for our 12 days of holiday trivia. You can enter to play for a prize from a step in thyme florals by filling out the registration under the news 4 today tab, contest tab, or at the bottom of the home page on the only on ktiv section. This year, more businesses are testing out drone deliveries. Well tell you how this affects you and your Online Shopping this Holiday Season, after the break. 50 across the area. Some patchy fog will be possible again tonight before another day warm day tomorrow with quite a few more clouds overhead. A few sprinkles if not a shower might be squeezed out of those, but that appears to be our only decent chance of precipitation in our entire will bring high temperatures in the 50s before cooling down this weekend with precipitation looking more likely well east of us, so well see how that plays out. See graphics. Every day has become cyber monday. With a Record Number of americans shopping online this Holiday Season. Of sorts. Businesses competing to get items delivered faster than ever before. Brian mooar explains. Customers in 30 minutes or less. sot edmund lee managing editor, recode the fact that the Technology Already exists is interesting i think right now its a matter of public sentiment and government sense of whether this is safe for people or not. That service wont take off until the faa gives its approval. So what sounds like Science Fiction could be a reality by christmas 20 16. Even google and wal mart are jumping on t. And starting to test their own uav delivery systems. But for this Holiday Season. You might just want to get your own drone for under the tree. Delivered the Old Fashioned way. Brian mooar, nbc news. Thieves are also taking advantage of the growing popularity of Online Shopping. According to a new report from insurance quotes dot com, a whopping 23million americans have had packages stolen from their doorsteps. Experts recommend getting deliveries shipped to your work place or getting a neighbor to keep an eye out for your packages. You could also opt for a signature before its dropped off. Today. One couple in their 90s has hit it big on social media. And its all because of santa. Next. A minnesota couple in their 90s, is now a hit on social media. Maybe youve seen it, priceless faces following a spontaneous moment with santa boyd hupert has the story of mommy kissing Santa Claus Santa said to my mother, now give me a little kiss on the check. Its so genuine. And a made for social media moment was born. Its just who we are. They are two people in their early 90s who found each other in their 70s after losing their spouses. Every year bill would ask mother to marry him, and she would say no. S mary wyatt petersen, chooses happiness 41 46 that was the furthest thing from my mind. Until the day it wasnt. And i said mother, you told bill no. And she said i know, but i asked him. I just think i realized that i could love somebody else. You gotta choose happiness, especially in todays world. Bill and mary will be first to second that. S bill petersen, marys husband 1 09 1 11 merry, Merry Christmas to all. Yeah, to everybody. Look for happiness. And should you find yourself lacking. You can always find some here. The weather is looking pretty good for this week. Bens in next to tell us what we can expect. And the iowa state judo sioux city this weekend. Well have the story of how the sports is changing the lives of the second most practiced sport in the world came to sioux city yesterday. The annual iowa judo state championships brought competitors from all over the state to siouxland. The championship included categories for boys and girls, adult competitors, and open rank competition. Judo is a sport involving throws and pins for children and holds and joint locks for adults. Judo instructors say its more than the competition though its the character building skills that really matter. Ktivs tommie clark went to the championship and spoke with several competitors. Its a sport thats physical. Competitor slamming opponent on the ground. But it goes beyond competitors physicality. Its important for them to learn the leadership skills and we really, really stress antibullying and not having bullying going on, said Sempai Judo Academy owner and head instructor, jason reinders. Jason reinders has competed in judo for years and now that he teaches it he says its an outlet for kids. Kids competing and audience clapping. I like what it does for the kids. All the kids we have theyre confident they have leadership skills they listen to their parents. We stress homework so they make sure grades are well and watching all the little kids grow up and do it, its kind of fun, said sempai sempi judo Academy Owner and head instructor, jason reinders. And students agree. I help teach and i help people learn stuff, said 6yearold, sammi reinders. Competitor slamming opponent on the ground. I like to compete in it because you can get medals and you can hang them up,said 10yearold, logan risser. Normally just pretty hard stuff, said 5yearold, andreas millerdel villar. Kids competing and audience clapping. I used to be a little bit more shy i didnt ended up so now i talk to people a lot more, said 15yearold junior olympic and 8th in the nation, sean mcgarry. Several of those students are part of the National Competition team. Competitor slamming opponent on the ground. They say its all about working as a together sportsmanship and most importantly respect. In sioux city. Competitor slamming opponent on the ground. Tommie clark. Ktiv news 4. Reinders says his kids are already talking about taking over for him some day. Its. News and weather for you on news4 today after the break. First though. Heres a look at some of the events on the good morning. Im sarah te slaa. Al has the day off. In this half hour of news 4 today. In a rare speech from the oval office, president obama tried to reassure americans in the wake of attacks in San Bernardino and paris declaring the evolving Terror Threat is real, but also promising the country we will overcome it. The latest from washington is on the way. Also. The holidays can be a time for celebration, family gatherings, and parties, but it can also be tough for those whove lost a loved one. Getting through the holidays with a broken heart in todays healthbeat four. And later. Kim and kanye welcome their new baby into the world. And which movie came out on top at the box office this weekend . Details in the hollywood minute. But first ben on the outdoor ben . The roads. That aside, well with the sun out and temperatures in the 40s to near 50 across the area. Some patchy fog will be possible again warm day tomorrow with quite a few more clouds overhead. Just hours ago, president obama gave an antiterror pep talk from the oval office. Outlining his muchcriticized strategy to defeat isis. Just days after a terror attack here at home. Tracie potts is on capitol hill said, and reaction. Homeland security secretary jeh johnson will speak at a defense and National Security conference in washington, dc. Today. Hell talk about current efforts to battle growing Terror Threats and the agencys priorities. Johnson will also take part in a civil rights and Civil Liberties meeting with Muslim Leaders in northern virginia. A man accused of stabbing two people at a london tube station is due in court today. 29yearold muhaydin mire is charged with attempted murder. Police say mire seriously wounded one man before saturday. The second victim had minor injuries. Detectives searched a home in east london sunday. And are looking into reports mire yelled quote this is for syria during the attack. Authorities are investigating the stabbing as an act of terror. President ial candidate Hillary Clinton spoke yesterday morning in washington dc at a forum on americanisraeli relations. Clinton called for stronger ties with israel, enforcement of the iran deal and a cease of antimuslim rhetoric. Voicing her continued commitment to israel. Clinton remains hopeful for a twostate solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Talking about enforcing the iran deal. The former secretary of state said thequote military option should not be taken off the table. Emphasizing the importance of unifying all allies to fight terrorism. Especially isis. Clinton called for an end to rhetoric against non radical muslims. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in ukraine last ukraines parliament. While hes in ukraine, biden is country toward making reforms and he will reassure ukraine that its concerns are not being overshadowe d by the crisis in syria. Biden is scheduled to meet with ukraines president and the Prime Minister today. He speaks to the parliament tomorrow. The administration also says biden will reassure ukraine that washingtons strategy is to keep sanctions against russia in place until russia meets its commitments to end the conflict in eastern ukraine. Record rainfall in Great Britain flooded parts of the country over the weekend. Homes and businesses in cumbria, in northwest england, remained under threat last night from rising water levels. Emergency Services Helped evacuate displaced victims to temporary shelters. Unofficial figures show that more than 13 inches of rain fell on cumbria in a 24hour period. People in ireland are also dealing with severe flooding. Local communities have started desmond. The cleanup has begun but many areas are still underwater. Pumps were being used to help get the water moving out of a business area in county cork. Officials in northwest iowa hope a new airport thats under construction in sioux county will boost business. The 28 Million Dollar project has been in the works for more than a decade. 2018. It will replace airports in orange city and sioux center that dont have the room to the runways at the current airports are too short to provide the extra distance needed to take off and land in wet or snowy weather. December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. Today marks the 74th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. Japans aerial assault on the Us Naval Base killed more than twothousand people, and the u. S. Declared war on japan the next day. About 24hundred americans were killed and another 12hundred were wounded, many while attempting to repel the attack. Pier, at joint base pearl harbor hickam. Events include a flag raising at the uss arizona memorial. Iowa Governor Terry branstad has ordered flags be lowered to halfstaff from 8 to 5 today in honor of pearl harbor remembrance day. Jimmy carter shared some good news about his Cancer Battle yesterday. The 39th president told worshippers at his Hometown Church in plains, georgia that a recent mri revealed the cancer appears to be gone. Mister carter had several melanoma spots in his liver and his brain. Hell continue to receive regular 3week immuno therapy treatments. Gas prices continue to drop in the united states. According to the lundberg survey, pump prices dropped another four cents over the past two weeks to 210 per gallon. Thats the lowest price since january 23rd of this year. Analysts say the decline at the pump is mostly from Lower Crude Oil prices. They say prices couldve been the Environmental Protection agency had not recently upward revised its ethanol sales requirement for 2016. The National Menorah lit up the night sky in washington, dc. As last night marked the first night of hannukah. White house chief of staff helped light the fir

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